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SpaceX's Recovered Starship 40 Will Take Months to Get Back to Texas

The intact upper stage will give SpaceX engineers direct data on heat shield performance and engines as the company pursues fully reusable flights.

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SpaceX's rocket traveled thousands of miles from Texas to the Indian Ocean for a launch test. For a number of reasons, it'll take a lot longer to return home.

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SpaceX's recovered Starship 40 will take months to get back to Texas

SpaceX's rocket traveled thousands of miles from Texas to the Indian Ocean for a launch test. For a number of reasons, it'll take a lot longer to return home.

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SpaceX's Starship 40 Shows Why Rocket Recovery Might Be Even Harder Than It Seems

With the recent successful intact splashdown of SpaceX's Starship 40, we're seeing just how challenging the recovery of these massive ships can be.

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This Is How Long It Took SpaceX to Retrieve Its Starship From the Sea.

After a successful launch, SpaceX’s Starship returned to Earth. The rocket landed in the sea and lay there for 40 weeks before the company could retrieve it. And the journey home is far from over.

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BGR broke the news in Fishers, United States on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.
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